{"nrhp_refnum":"86003493","name":"Marvin Memorial Library","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"34 N. Gamble St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Shelby","county":"Richland County","state":"OH","lat":40.88312771900007,"lon":-82.66201573799998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-08-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood frame former residence at 34 North Gamble Street in Shelby, Richland County, Ohio, built around 1860 and converted to a public library in the early 1900s.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant under Criterion A as Shelby's public library and a memorial to a pioneer family, and under Criterion C as a good local example combining Greek Revival and Neo-Classical Revival elements. It reflects local philanthropy by a descendant of Shelby's first settler.","narrative":"Marvin Memorial Library is a two-story wood frame building on a cut sandstone foundation at the northern edge of downtown Shelby, Ohio. Built about 1860 as the home of physician Dr. W. R. Bricker, it was bought in 1901 by Daniel Sherwood Marvin, son of Shelby's first settler, and donated for use as a public library. A two-story portico with four fluted Ionic columns and a lunette in the pediment was added in 1904, giving the Greek Revival house a Neo-Classical Revival presence. Inside, a curving open walnut stairway marks the main hall. A small north addition came in 1925, when local legislation secured school district tax support for the library, and a brick rear wing followed in 1964. The building is listed for its role as the city's library and memorial to a pioneer family, and as a local example of two classically inspired styles on a prominent corner lot.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"John Hafer (1909 additions)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival and Neo-Classical Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Occupied and in use as a public library; condition listed as good and altered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:15.087944-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/86003493.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86003493/9e70d36afb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86003493/9e70d36afb-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"User:OHWiki","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marvin_Memorial_Library.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">User:OHWiki</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marvin_Memorial_Library.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991144","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69961904"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/richland-county/marvin-memorial-library-86003493/"}